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Dr. Ruiz Votes Against Reckless Ryan Budget Proposal

April 10, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) released the following statement after voting against the FY 2015 Ryan Budget.

"Today I stood with seniors and middle-class families across Riverside County and voted against the irresponsible Ryan Budget proposal. Unconscionably, this budget would raise taxes on millions of middle-class families, stifle job creation, and end the Medicare guarantee while protecting tax loopholes for the wealthy and corporations who ship jobs overseas.

"As an emergency medicine physician, I know first hand that many of the seniors I serve rely on Medicare. The Ryan Budget transforms Medicare into a voucher program, ending Medicare as we know it, and shifting the cost of health care to our seniors.

"Our focus should be reducing the deficit in a fiscally responsible way, decreasing healthcare costs in order to make Medicare stronger and more sustainable, and protecting the Medicare guarantee. This budget has the wrong priorities for Riverside County, for California, and for our Nation."


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